Labor/Employment,
Constitutional Law
Oct. 29, 2021
Following EEOC guidance on religious objections not easy, lawyers say
“I think an employer can have reason to believe that not all requests are based on sincerely held beliefs, but an employer’s ability to confidently reject the exemption request is a difficult one,” Jeffrey Dinkin of Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth said.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance this week on religious objections to workplace COVID-19 vaccine requirements, but putting that guidance into practice will be problematic, attorneys said.
In anticipation of a federal vaccine mandate, requiring employees of businesses with 100 or more workers to show proof of vaccination or submit to weekly testing, the EEOC posted updated technical assistance Monday address...
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